Top Dallas County investigator's wife remembered after murder

Tonight, we're learning more about the woman who police say was killed by her own husband, the former lead investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender's Office. Fox 4's Alex Moyet spoke with a longtime friend of Maria Teresa Spurger about the woman she was and how she's being remembered tonight. Alex. Hi, Steve. That's right. You know, and I can tell you that the victim's daughter-in-law in response to the tragedy has posted on social media saying that many people, quote, didn't know what had occurred leading up to the senselessness, end quote. As you mentioned, I've had a chance to talk with friends of the victim who are trying to honor her life and legacy. Friends of the woman who was killed inside a downtown Dallas apartment building Friday night are remembering the wonderful person she was. One of the most secure, confident and loving humans. That truly was selfless. Rachna Ranjan is talking about 53-year-old Maria Theresa Spurger, who went by her middle name Theresa. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Theresa's longtime husband, 54-year-old Jimmy Spurger Jr. fatally stabbed her in the neck. Spurger Jr. worked as the chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender's Office. He was found in a nearby bedroom covered in blood. While police noted that they also found multiple empty pill bottles in the kitchen. Spurger Jr. was treated at a nearby hospital and then taken to jail where he was charged with first degree murder. Ranjan can't believe what happened to her friend. I mean, she just accepted me for being the goofy girl that would say the most random things on my visits. Just, she was a gem. She did. I remember Jimmy with dark hair before he had the gray hair. Like, I can't even picture this is what happened. Teresa worked as a nurse at a North Texas OBGYN practice. That's how Ranjan first met her years ago before Ranjan moved to the East Coast. She said Teresa talked fondly about her husband. I saw how she loved her husband and her kids. Public records reveal Spurger Jr. filed for divorce from his wife less than two weeks ago. A motive for the murder remains unclear. For her family, her grandkids, there's so many lives that have been affected because of what happened here. That cannot be changed, and that's heartbreaking. And Jimmy Spurger Jr. again is suspended from his job with Dallas County as the legal process plays out. I can tell you that his bond, again, set at $1 million.